New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-25
Seven seems 10 he Bismarcl's lucky number

Seven seems ~ be B1smarcks lucky NUMBER
The Democrats lacked the ability to create o
SURPLUS and they lack the ability TO reduce 1t.
What under the sun thoy good for anyhow
oxcept to serve as a terrible example?
The victory which Sir John Macdonald has wop
in the Dominion election should warn Congress
of the necessity OF protecting by Legislators
American fishing interests. His success III ln'
maritime provinces is 10 be attributed 70 hi'
aggressive camIaitn against the Yankee heet
Another season OF predatory warfare may Do
looked for.
The way 10 avoid insult Is to be able to resent
IT,.
Sir John A. Macdonald has swept Canada and
the Retaliatio bin has swept Congress- If Sir
John IS wise he VIII regard the latter incident ~
having more 81 ni1cancc than the former
with calm disregard OF facts "Ihe Brooklyn
EAGLE declares that the dinner in Brooklyn on
Washington's Birthday became what may DO
rightly called n Cleveland symposium. Tho
negative OF this proposition VIII be maintained
AGAINST all corners by d. B. Hill. Communications
may be addressed to the Executive Mansion, Al
bany.
Increasing an army TO the largest capacity
possible Is mighty queer way 10 mean peace
The fact that the widows upon the pension rolls
outnumber tie surviving soldiers by about ten
% one indicates a startling longevity on the part
OF soldiers wives
Truly these DO novel statistics which Tho
Chicago News submits 10 Its readers. They
show. as The News sums it up. that Cook
County. because it has many puSs and fewer
babies ~ paying a bonus In taxes TO counties
which raise babies rather than pugs. IL stands
Cook County in hand 10 look into this. Ana
while IL is not our fight, we may perhaps be per
mitted to express the conviction that in any con
test which may take place between the Illinois
pug and the Illinois baby the public sympathy
and the private waeors will favor the baby.
The pug is well enough in his place and we should
be sorry To say anything calculated to hurt his
feelings. But II he is not an ass he must be
aware that he is nowhere In comparison with
baby. seeing that a baby every time ballot is
taken Is unanimously elected the consummate
flower Of civilization. Tho pug had better abdi-
cate
Mr. Bonner declines TO accept 100000 for
Maud S. 1t is good horse that Is worth more
than Eve Aldermen.
The first edition Of The TRIBUNE ALMANAC,
albeit very large one. has been rapidly eN
hausted by pressing demands from all quarters
of the Union, and 1t viii be necessary TO put
n new edition on the presses. Tho continued
popularity and prosperity OF this standard work
on American politics is a matter in which THE
TRIBUNE takes honest pride.
And yet, even Bismarck cannot dispose Of humap
beings with the serene responsibility of the walk
ing delegate.
Damn their Discrimination Louisville CourerJournal.
o. fc on it, Henry Don't talk like that And
yet. as you say. the Randall crowd are not q
candid lot-not by good deal They will cheat.
Henry, sure rs you're BON; and as for blufiing-
they've been known to open jack pot in a
Democratic convention on deuces and trays and
win it against straight flush Watch 'em.
Henry, but curb your mantling ire
It is easy to open rum shop and call 1t q
drug store but the beauty OF high license is that
il must be paid.
Go, ernor Hill wakes indignant that the Logis-
laturc does not reapporion the Assembly dis
tricts IIe probably wants such reapportion-
rncnt as the corrupt Democratic Legislature OF
1883 made OF the Congressional districts when
they deliberately stole three constituencies that
properly belong TO the Republicans /.
"1lo Sun refers to "The Boston Transcript
IA "our Dresden tcacup contemporary" IL seems
40 us that our Boston contemporary isn't that kind
of a ceramic but The Suns decision on .
matter OF that kind is not to be lightly over
TUNED.
PERSONAL.
The unfortunate rector at Engewood, the Rev Charles
War. has been spoken OF as tho cousin of tho well
A L.. L.